Post by: pjb3 on March 03, 2015, 06:52:50 PM
When do they come out since its been warm out?
I have been wanting to go for the last 3 years and have not been yet
ANy input?
Post by: Timberstalker on March 03, 2015, 07:04:54 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on March 03, 2015, 07:05:57 PM
Post by: pashok23 on March 03, 2015, 09:01:27 PM
Post by: Bofire on March 04, 2015, 08:34:07 AM
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on March 04, 2015, 09:25:05 AM
Post by: winslow on March 04, 2015, 01:06:23 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 04, 2015, 02:26:32 PM
Post by: 2labs on March 04, 2015, 04:56:58 PM
WDFW.Gov/webehertohelp/causekingcountytoldmeso.//.demogov
Post by: Timberstalker on March 04, 2015, 06:05:50 PM
Post by: pjb3 on March 04, 2015, 07:15:58 PM
Not looking for shovel action, want to mount one for sure
Mainly just want to do it and eat them
Its a long drive to go out that way for 1 or even no snakes, would like to find a mother lode
Do farmers/ranchers allow snake hunters on land?
Maybe some out there can do some checking into it for me (AND U) :tup:
Post by: 2labs on March 04, 2015, 07:35:49 PM
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on March 05, 2015, 10:01:05 AM
Thats funny
Not looking for shovel action, want to mount one for sure
Mainly just want to do it and eat them
Its a long drive to go out that way for 1 or even no snakes, would like to find a mother lode
Do farmers/ranchers allow snake hunters on land?
Maybe some out there can do some checking into it for me (AND U) :tup:
How the heck do you kill them with cutting their head off? Chokehold?
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 05, 2015, 02:06:04 PM
Punchcard, S rattler,E rattler, N rattler,The very rare W rattler. Do you plan on harvesting any Gartner snakes? Please refer to page 715 of your W.A. State reptile regulations!
WDFW.Gov/webehertohelp/causekingcountytoldmeso.//.demogov
:chuckle:
Post by: pjb3 on March 05, 2015, 07:23:21 PM
:hello:
Post by: 2labs on March 05, 2015, 07:26:53 PM
pick them up and beat them over the head
:hello:
Rub there belly till they calm down!.... Rattlesnakes are just misunderstood.
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 05, 2015, 07:32:16 PM
Post by: Blacklab on March 06, 2015, 07:39:05 AM
Post by: WARHORSE on March 06, 2015, 07:51:52 AM
Thats funny
Not looking for shovel action, want to mount one for sure
Mainly just want to do it and eat them
Its a long drive to go out that way for 1 or even no snakes, would like to find a mother lode
Do farmers/ranchers allow snake hunters on land?
Maybe some out there can do some checking into it for me (AND U) :tup:
How the heck do you kill them with cutting their head off? Chokehold?
Pinch of copenhagen in a rattlesnakes mouth will kill em dead. No damage and perfect for the taxi!
Post by: Woodchuck on March 06, 2015, 07:54:57 AM
I will give you can if I can stand back and watch you put a pinch in a rattlesnake's mouth. :yike:Thats funny
Not looking for shovel action, want to mount one for sure
Mainly just want to do it and eat them
Its a long drive to go out that way for 1 or even no snakes, would like to find a mother lode
Do farmers/ranchers allow snake hunters on land?
Maybe some out there can do some checking into it for me (AND U) :tup:
How the heck do you kill them with cutting their head off? Chokehold?
Pinch of copenhagen in a rattlesnakes mouth will kill em dead. No damage and perfect for the taxi!
Post by: WARHORSE on March 06, 2015, 08:04:03 AM
Post by: pjb3 on March 08, 2015, 08:28:32 AM
Post by: rasbo on March 08, 2015, 09:01:48 AM
Post by: ghosthunter on March 08, 2015, 09:44:01 AM
Do you need any type of permit for rattlesnakes? I would imagine there wouldn't be a problem killing one if you run into it, but this is WA, and common sense does not always match up with regs.
Shhhhhhhh
Don't give the state any ideas. :bdid:
Post by: Jingles on March 08, 2015, 10:18:14 AM
Thats funny
Not looking for shovel action, want to mount one for sure
Mainly just want to do it and eat them
Its a long drive to go out that way for 1 or even no snakes, would like to find a mother lode
Do farmers/ranchers allow snake hunters on land?
Maybe some out there can do some checking into it for me (AND U) :tup:
How the heck do you kill them with cutting their head off? Chokehold?
well if you are real gutsy get a needle and syringe and inject 3 - 5 cc's of acetone at the base of the head. recommend 16 gauge or bigger needle
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 10, 2015, 12:35:08 PM
Do you need any type of permit for rattlesnakes? I would imagine there wouldn't be a problem killing one if you run into it, but this is WA, and common sense does not always match up with regs.
Shhhhhhhh
Don't give the state any ideas. :bdid:
Since when do they need my input to do something stupid? :chuckle:
Post by: b0bbyg on March 10, 2015, 02:00:11 PM
I always did enjoy seeing them at a safe distance but liked to hike in the winter, better temps and less snakes.
Post by: pjb3 on March 10, 2015, 05:56:37 PM
How about a snake round-up like they do in Texas?
Post by: huntinguy on March 12, 2015, 01:21:13 PM
Post by: pjb3 on March 13, 2015, 07:31:45 PM
Post by: Jerry malbeck on March 14, 2015, 05:15:46 AM
Post by: netcoyote on March 14, 2015, 05:47:54 AM
Post by: pjb3 on March 16, 2015, 08:17:50 PM
We have plenty here o the farm killed 27 last year and we were NOT looking for them.
need someone to take some out for u?
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 16, 2015, 09:18:17 PM
I've always wanted to try eating some. I'd also really like to make a hat band. I'd love to come and kill some if you are reasonably close.
Post by: pjb3 on March 17, 2015, 08:09:37 PM
:yeah:
I've always wanted to try eating some. I'd also really like to make a hat band. I'd love to come and kill some if you are reasonably close.
They actually taste like chicken, very good and tender if cooked properly over a camp fire
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 17, 2015, 09:24:16 PM
:yeah:
I've always wanted to try eating some. I'd also really like to make a hat band. I'd love to come and kill some if you are reasonably close.
They actually taste like chicken, very good and tender if cooked properly over a camp fire
That's what I've heard! I've always wanted to try it.
Post by: b23 on March 18, 2015, 10:45:12 AM
Always wanted to at least try some, just never had the opportunity. Figured since I've tried sheep and calf nuts :yike: I can try a little rattlesnake. :tup:
Post by: pjb3 on March 18, 2015, 07:24:38 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 19, 2015, 08:57:15 AM
Guys want to try eating it, lets have a get together and get a bunch. I'm always up for meeting new peeps and "hunting"
Let's try it.
Post by: cougarbart on March 19, 2015, 09:30:13 AM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 19, 2015, 10:06:11 AM
We use to hunt em a lot! I know where a couple dens are! It's not quite warm enuff but getting close they will come out and be laying on rock bluffs! Burlap sack and put em in alive, then freeze em kills em without ruining skin!
Pretty sure I don't have the experience dealing with rattlesnakes to take them alive. Either I'm going to try to shoot them or hit them with a nice long stick.
Post by: pjb3 on March 19, 2015, 07:41:43 PM
When do you think?
Turkey season???
Post by: cougarbart on March 19, 2015, 07:55:19 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on March 19, 2015, 09:39:23 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 02, 2015, 02:14:07 PM
Post by: Yelper Guy on April 02, 2015, 02:49:03 PM
Things that taste like Chicken: Rattlesnake, Rabbits, Gator, Frogs, and Chicken.
I'm sure there's more
Post by: splitshot on April 02, 2015, 05:01:18 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 03, 2015, 07:39:54 AM
Post by: KenPCPilot on April 04, 2015, 08:17:07 AM
Punchcard, S rattler,E rattler, N rattler,The very rare W rattler. Do you plan on harvesting any Gartner snakes? Please refer to page 715 of your W.A. State reptile regulations!
WDFW.Gov/webehertohelp/causekingcountytoldmeso.//.demogov
Post by: pjb3 on April 06, 2015, 01:14:58 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 06, 2015, 09:45:56 PM
I'm up for the weekend after.
Post by: winslow on April 06, 2015, 10:19:21 PM
Check that, any weekend starting with the 18th.
Post by: pjb3 on April 09, 2015, 08:01:07 AM
April 15th is the opening day for spring turkey. :whoo:
I'm up for the weekend after.
Thats Y I wanted that weekend mainly, a 6 hour drive for turkey and snake
Only doing it once
Post by: winslow on April 09, 2015, 08:56:43 AM
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Thats Y I wanted that weekend mainly, a 6 hour drive for turkey and snake
Only doing it once
Exactly! You can strike out on one and still come home successful.
I'm going to roll some walleye fishing into that weekend, too.
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 09, 2015, 10:36:37 AM
Post by: winslow on April 09, 2015, 11:27:56 AM
Where are you guys wanting to go for both? If there's turkey hunting opportunity where you want to rattlesnake hunt, I am all in. :brew:I don't know much about the area, to be honest, besides what reading I've done here on Hunt WA and other places online.
I'm going to look at a place to possibly rent or buy between Eloika Lake and Deer Park, so I was going to do some research on spots not only around there but on the way there.
Open to ideas...
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 09, 2015, 02:23:37 PM
Saw this when I went to Eloika for some fishing. It looked like there was a lot of private land, and not much for the public access. Not sure about the rattlesnake population either. I plan on trying out the Inland Paper Company land on Mt. Spokane for turkey, but that requires a $10 day use permit, or a $40 annual permit per person. You are more than welcome to try and knock down some birds up there with me if you want, and you get your own permit. I have mine already. I have not seen any snakes up there through bear season and cutting wood all last summer.
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 09, 2015, 02:37:30 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on April 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
Love this response.. :yike: leave them alone, they are good - they kill mice! Yeah bro everything kills mice, including other mice.
People say leave rattlers alone because they eat mice. Then they say that bullsnakes are good to have around because they eat rattlers :dunno: If it's my property, I'm killing every snake I can legally kill :rolleyes: and getting a cat to take care of the mice.
Post by: winslow on April 09, 2015, 03:09:39 PM
I should mention that this is my first time actually going after turkeys, so a lot of this is learning for me.Well, that makes two of us. Three if you include my wife. She's a great shot, though. Turkeys can't be harder to hit than clays.
We're going to get into the area Friday afternoon it looks like. I'm going to see about access permits tonight and will let you know.
I'm pretty sure earlier in this thread there was mention of a few different hotspots for rattlers. I'll look into those and see what's nearby to the turkey spot, if any are.
Winslow
Post by: Jonathan_S on April 09, 2015, 03:13:11 PM
I should mention that this is my first time actually going after turkeys, so a lot of this is learning for me.Well, that makes two of us. Three if you include my wife. She's a great shot, though. Turkeys can't be harder to hit than clays.
Turkeys don't fall like clays. Too many get wounded from people taking potshots. Skybusters :bash:
Post by: winslow on April 09, 2015, 03:31:10 PM
As long as we've got a nice, tight choke and 3" shells with #4 shot and have patterned the shotgun and practiced with it, we should be OK, yes?I should mention that this is my first time actually going after turkeys, so a lot of this is learning for me.Well, that makes two of us. Three if you include my wife. She's a great shot, though. Turkeys can't be harder to hit than clays.
Turkeys don't fall like clays. Too many get wounded from people taking potshots. Skybusters :bash:
None of that will help us find the birds, but if we do find them, it seems like we have a good chance?
Post by: wannabhntr on April 09, 2015, 03:53:29 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F04%2F09%2F5139afe98426ed353eb8d1f239d50172.jpg&hash=9c7fa283a787b7a0cd29c43c01c6eb1d59f94d35)Off topic, but how was the fishing. Seems a little cold still. One of my favorite lakes.
Saw this when I went to Eloika for some fishing. It looked like there was a lot of private land, and not much for the public access. Not sure about the rattlesnake population either. I plan on trying out the Inland Paper Company land on Mt. Spokane for turkey, but that requires a $10 day use permit, or a $40 annual permit per person. You are more than welcome to try and knock down some birds up there with me if you want, and you get your own permit. I have mine already. I have not seen any snakes up there through bear season and cutting wood all last summer.
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 09, 2015, 03:58:49 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 09, 2015, 05:37:34 PM
As long as we've got a nice, tight choke and 3" shells with #4 shot and have patterned the shotgun and practiced with it, we should be OK, yes?I should mention that this is my first time actually going after turkeys, so a lot of this is learning for me.Well, that makes two of us. Three if you include my wife. She's a great shot, though. Turkeys can't be harder to hit than clays.
Turkeys don't fall like clays. Too many get wounded from people taking potshots. Skybusters :bash:
None of that will help us find the birds, but if we do find them, it seems like we have a good chance?
I don't think we'll have a problem as long as we know our limits, and the limits of our guns. The hard/fun part will be finding birds.
Post by: winslow on April 11, 2015, 02:46:03 PM
Robinson Canyon was crawling with them in May last year.
Which Robinson Canyon, please?
Post by: Jonathan_S on April 11, 2015, 06:16:04 PM
As long as we've got a nice, tight choke and 3" shells with #4 shot and have patterned the shotgun and practiced with it, we should be OK, yes?I should mention that this is my first time actually going after turkeys, so a lot of this is learning for me.Well, that makes two of us. Three if you include my wife. She's a great shot, though. Turkeys can't be harder to hit than clays.
Turkeys don't fall like clays. Too many get wounded from people taking potshots. Skybusters :bash:
None of that will help us find the birds, but if we do find them, it seems like we have a good chance?
I didn't mean you were a sky buster, I just got on a rant
Post by: Pinetar on April 11, 2015, 06:28:45 PM
Post by: winslow on April 11, 2015, 11:06:31 PM
I didn't take it that way. Thanks. I know how it is to go on rants!As long as we've got a nice, tight choke and 3" shells with #4 shot and have patterned the shotgun and practiced with it, we should be OK, yes?I should mention that this is my first time actually going after turkeys, so a lot of this is learning for me.Well, that makes two of us. Three if you include my wife. She's a great shot, though. Turkeys can't be harder to hit than clays.
Turkeys don't fall like clays. Too many get wounded from people taking potshots. Skybusters :bash:
None of that will help us find the birds, but if we do find them, it seems like we have a good chance?
I didn't mean you were a sky buster, I just got on a rant
Post by: Naches Sportsman on April 20, 2015, 09:29:41 PM
Post by: netcoyote on April 21, 2015, 04:46:15 PM
Robinson Canyon was crawling with them in May last year.
Which Robinson Canyon, please?
The one in Kittitas county, just south of I-90
Post by: winslow on April 21, 2015, 05:42:52 PM
Cool, thank you! I wasn't able to get out last weekend after turkeys and rattlers.Robinson Canyon was crawling with them in May last year.
Which Robinson Canyon, please?
The one in Kittitas county, just south of I-90
Last week was kind of a bad week - my grandpa died and a huge unexpected tax bill showed up two days apart.
This week is already better, though! Now we've got a place to go after snakes. :)
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 21, 2015, 06:12:36 PM
Post by: winslow on April 21, 2015, 06:43:30 PM
Sorry to hear that man. Good luck. I got a new job, so my availability just disappeared.
Thanks. I'm mostly sad for my dad (whose dad it is that died) - he's having a rough time of it. Was supposed to visit me but the day before he was coming he got the call that he needed to be with his dad. Life is short.
Congrats on the job! If you have to be unavailable, that's a happy reason!
Were you able to get a turkey last week?
-W-
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 21, 2015, 06:58:49 PM
Sorry again about your grandpa, and for your dad.
Post by: pjb3 on April 28, 2015, 06:18:06 PM
Hunting, hiking, WOMEN? :tup:
Post by: Seahawk12 on April 28, 2015, 06:50:53 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on April 29, 2015, 08:37:29 AM
When the snakes heard of this thread on Hunt Wa:
:chuckle:
Post by: b23 on June 08, 2015, 02:05:18 PM
I'm no fan of rattlesnakes but I enjoy seeing the pics of the dead ones. :tup:
Post by: MLBowhunting on June 08, 2015, 02:20:40 PM
Post by: Tfowler89 on June 08, 2015, 03:28:27 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on June 08, 2015, 03:33:29 PM
Post by: netcoyote on June 08, 2015, 03:58:09 PM
I was just down in Centerville for the home with heroes 5K Run and Gun and ran up on one in the campground. Took his head off with a SOG hatchet that one of my friends won in the raffle.
Man, that hatchet handle looks mighty SHORT! You must have been lightning fast with that blade.
Post by: Jarhead Chase on June 08, 2015, 04:42:20 PM
Post by: Tfowler89 on June 09, 2015, 01:00:19 PM